Wooly mammoth tusks show rivals sparked raging aggression

When confronted with a rival, male wooly mammoths experienced musth, a testosterone-driven episode of extreme aggression.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 5, 2023 ~9 min

Tumor model clarifies how bone cancer defies chemo

An upgraded model shows how the body's immune response can make tumor cells more resistant to chemotherapy.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
March 28, 2023 ~6 min


Forensics study clarifies how bones of children decay

“Crimes against children are truly awful, and all too common,” says Ann Ross. “It is important to be able to identify their remains..."

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 16, 2023 ~5 min

Can burrs offer a better repair of torn rotator cuffs?

"Current experiments in the laboratory are evaluating how suture spacing inspired by hitchhiker plants affects rotator cuff repair strength."

Shawn Ballard-Wash. U. in St. Louis • futurity
March 15, 2023 ~7 min

Skeletal brothers shed light on ancient brain surgery

An excavation has unearthed the earliest example of one particular type of brain surgery in the Ancient Near East.

Jill Kimball-Brown • futurity
Feb. 23, 2023 ~10 min

Sleep apnea linked to weak bones and teeth

People with obstructive sleep apnea may be at risk for low bone mineral density, which can weaken bones and teeth and is an indicator of osteoporosis.

Marcene Robinson-Buffalo • futurity
Jan. 30, 2023 ~4 min

Blood test tracks osteoarthritis progression more accurately

A new blood test that identifies progression of osteoarthritis in the knee is more accurate than current methods.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Jan. 26, 2023 ~4 min

1 estrogen delivery speeds bone healing in postmenopausal mice

Just one delivery of estrogen to a fracture can speed up healing in postmenopausal mice, researchers have discovered.

Stanford • futurity
Dec. 15, 2022 ~5 min


Thigh bone evolution got dinos up on two feet

Researchers have charted the evolution of the leggy alterations that allowed dinosaurs and birds to stand on their own two feet.

Jim Shelton-Yale • futurity
Nov. 23, 2022 ~5 min

Space experiments could shed light on osteoporosis

Researchers sent experiments to the International Space Station in order to learn more about bone density loss in space and back on Earth.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 14, 2022 ~7 min

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